ܚܘܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܘ ܛ (ḥ w ṭ)
3 terms

Compare Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ) and Hebrew חוּט (khut).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xuːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܼܛܵܐ • (ḥūṭām sg (plural ܚܘܼ̈ܛܹܐ (ḥūṭē))

  1. thread, string
    Synonyms: ܓܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ (gḏāḏā), ܥܸܙܠܵܐ (ˁizlā)
  2. cord used for measuring, tape measure
  3. (anatomy) suture (of the skull)
  4. (telephony) line, wire connecting a telephone or network connection

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܼܛܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܘܼܛ (ḥūṭ) 1st person ܚܘܼܛܝܼ (ḥūṭī) ܚܘܼܛܲܢ (ḥūṭan)
construct ܚܘܼܛ (ḥūṭ) 2nd person ܚܘܼܛܘܼܟ݂ (ḥūṭōḵ) ܚܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥūṭāḵ) ܚܘܼܛܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūṭawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܘܼܛܵܐ (ḥūṭā) 3rd person ܚܘܼܛܹܗ (ḥūṭēh) ܚܘܼܛܵܗ̇ (ḥūṭāh) ܚܘܼܛܗܘܿܢ (ḥuṭhōn)
plural absolute ܚܘܼܛܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥūṭīn) 1st person ܚܘܼܛܝܼ̈ (ḥūṭī) ܚܘܼܛܲܢ̈ (ḥūṭan)
construct ܚܘܼܛܲܝ̈ (ḥūṭay) 2nd person ܚܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥūṭōḵ) ܚܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥūṭāḵ) ܚܘܼܛܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥūṭawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܘܼܛܹ̈ܐ (ḥūṭē) 3rd person ܚܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥūṭūh) ܚܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥūṭōh) ܚܘܼܛܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥūṭayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ ܘ ܛ related to sewing. Compare Arabic خَيْط (ḵayṭ) and Hebrew חוּט (ḥûṭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħutˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħutˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܛܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܚܘܛܐ)

  1. thread, string
  2. seam
  3. (anatomy) suture (of the skull)
  4. cord used for measuring
  5. fringe; headband, tassel
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܘܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܛ 1st person ܚܘܛܝ ܚܘܛܢ
construct ܚܘܛ 2nd person ܚܘܛܟ ܚܘܛܟܝ ܚܘܛܟܘܢ ܚܘܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܛܐ 3rd person ܚܘܛܗ ܚܘܛܗ ܚܘܛܗܘܢ ܚܘܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܛܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܛܝ ܚܘܛܝܢ
construct ܚܘܛܝ 2nd person ܚܘܛܝܟ ܚܘܛܝܟܝ ܚܘܛܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܛܐ 3rd person ܚܘܛܘܗܝ ܚܘܛܝܗ ܚܘܛܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܛܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • ܚܘܘܛܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħawtˤɑ]

Noun

ܚܘܛܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. wantonness, lasciviousness
  2. gait (of a horse)
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܘܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܛ 1st person ܚܘܛܝ ܚܘܛܢ
construct ܚܘܛ 2nd person ܚܘܛܟ ܚܘܛܟܝ ܚܘܛܟܘܢ ܚܘܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܛܐ 3rd person ܚܘܛܗ ܚܘܛܗ ܚܘܛܗܘܢ ܚܘܛܗܝܢ

References

  • ḥwṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 99b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 131a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 423a